investigators soon figured out two of the guns the suspects left behind were linked to a united states justice department sting operation fast and furious, designed to let bad guys buy guns in the u.s. and walk across the bordered with them, with the hope that they would eventually help build cases against the leaders of violent drug cartels examine for months here in washington, the house oversight committee demanded documents from the justice department to try to figure out who is to blame for the failure of this operation, fast and furious. after president obama asserted executive privilege to block most of the documents they wanted, the house still voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress, although the d. o.j. declined to press charges. things have been quiet on the hill for a few weeks, but they should pick up this tuesday, september 11, with a new hearing examining a toj inspector general's report. arthel? >> arthel: peter doocy live in washington. thank you very much. >> rick: quick break, before we go, a live look at lower manhattan. maria molina sayin